UNSCOM's work to uncover Iraq's illicit biological weapons program: A primer. (4th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Black, Stephen; Wilson, Henrietta; Lentzos, Filippa
• Is Part Of: Bulletin of the atomic scientists. Volume 77:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 199
• Page End: 202
• Publication Date: 2021-07-04
• Subjects: UNSCOM -- biological weapons -- verification -- weapons of mass destruction -- chemical weapons -- Iraq; Nuclear energy -- Periodicals; Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Nuclear energy -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Nuclear weapons -- Periodicals; Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Nuclear arms control -- Periodicals; 363.1799
• DOI: 10.1080/00963402.2021.1941592
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0096-3402

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this article, the authors offer a short primer that outlines UNSCOM's historical context and the logistics of its work – central aspects contributing to the Special Commission's successes in searching for Iraq's hidden biological weapons program.